The Guardian
Ethnicity, culture and access continue to shape who is believed, how quickly, and with what outcome, says Vanessa Haye I welcome the relaunched women's health strategy (Streeting relaunches women's health strategy to tackle 'medical misogyny', 14 April) but with caution. The system appears r...
Posted on 19 April 2026 | 3:44 pm
The Guardian
A new claim is doing the rounds online: that women who are too nice risk getting an autoimmune disease. And while aspects of this message are clearly dubious, there's a reason it is resonatingWomen, a warning from Instagram: "You really need to be a bitch or you're going to develop an autoimmu...
Posted on 19 April 2026 | 1:00 pm
The Guardian
All good? Busy day? Small talk is a social good with a bad reputation. We dread it, but it's vital for human connectionHi there, how're you? How's it going? You alright? All good?As any Briton knows, none of these questions is an inquiry into your emotional state, the material conditions of yo...
Posted on 19 April 2026 | 9:00 am
The Guardian
Married couple Jean Bennett and Albert Maguire developed Luxturna, which helped a patient see their child's face for the first timeA married couple who met over a dissected brain and went on to create the first approved gene therapy for blindness have been awarded one of the most lucrative prizes ...
Posted on 19 April 2026 | 6:00 am
BBC
Abi has had very mixed results when asking a chatbot for guidance about her health issues.
Posted on 18 April 2026 | 11:04 pm
BBC
Abi has had very mixed results when asking a chatbot for guidance about her health issues.
Posted on 18 April 2026 | 11:04 pm
The Guardian
While an estimated 500,000 people battling addiction miss out on treatment each year, those who can afford it can access private care within hoursFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe view of the Whitsundays is postcard-p...
Posted on 18 April 2026 | 8:00 pm
The Guardian
President signed executive order directing FDA to expedite review of psychedelic drugs including ibogaineDonald Trump on Saturday announced reforms intended to speed up access to medical research and treatment based on psychedelic drugs.The president signed an executive order directing the federal F...
Posted on 18 April 2026 | 3:03 pm
BBC
A study confirms the vaccine gives excellent protection for babies against life-threatening chest infections.
Posted on 17 April 2026 | 11:35 pm
BBC
Last year, the highest proportion of men aged 20-34 were still living at home since at least 2007 as the rising cost of living takes hold.
Posted on 17 April 2026 | 11:16 pm
BBC
BBC Verify breaks down how fake viral images of celebrities at Coachella are actually AI generated.
Posted on 17 April 2026 | 7:56 pm
BBC
Young people are to be offered the MenB vaccine after three cases of meningitis were confirmed.
Posted on 17 April 2026 | 6:48 pm
The Guardian
My friend and colleague Felicia Cox, who has died aged 60, was an inspirational nurse leader who carried out pioneering work in pain management. She was editor in chief of the British Journal of Pain for more than a decade and a founder member of the Pain Nurse Network, which was originally for UK n...
Posted on 17 April 2026 | 4:54 pm
BBC
Why is walking in the rain good for your mental health?
Posted on 17 April 2026 | 3:08 pm
The Guardian
UK Health Security Agency says cases have been treated successfully and antibiotics are being given as a precautionThree cases of meningitis B have been confirmed in the south-west of England, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), and young people in the area have been offered vaccinat...
Posted on 17 April 2026 | 2:02 pm
BBC
England rugby star Ellie Kildunne says she slipped into disordered eating and unhealthy weight loss during Covid.
Posted on 17 April 2026 | 11:56 am
BBC
People with diabetes are twice as likely to have depression, a charity backing tailored support says.
Posted on 17 April 2026 | 10:47 am
BBC
Men should discuss their feelings more
Posted on 17 April 2026 | 10:37 am
The Guardian
Current and ex-officials at the CDC warn Americans' health security in danger under RFK Jr's directionFourteen months after Robert F Kennedy Jr was sworn in as US health secretary, the country's prime public health agency over which he presides is in a state of disarray.Eighty per cent of the ...
Posted on 17 April 2026 | 10:00 am
BBC
People with diabetes are twice as likely to have depression, a charity backing tailored support says.
Posted on 17 April 2026 | 8:12 am
The Guardian
Jolie has star power as an American film-maker who gets diagnosed with breast cancer while filming in a blandly drawn Paris fashion showAs this film's producer-star, Angelina Jolie shows honesty and courage in tackling a story that so closely mirrors her own experience of having a double mastectom...
Posted on 17 April 2026 | 8:00 am
The Guardian
Though welcomed by chefs and campaigners, many schools say the government's plan to remove 'grab and go' options from the menu is a step too farIt is lunchtime at Richard Challoner school, a Catholic comprehensive for boys in New Malden, south-west London. The familiar smell of school lunch is...
Posted on 17 April 2026 | 7:00 am
BBC
Alexandra Morris said women can be dismissed by doctors when describing symptoms of endometriosis.
Posted on 17 April 2026 | 5:12 am
BBC
Steph Richards' endometriosis charity work was criticised by former Home Secretary Suella Braverman.
Posted on 17 April 2026 | 5:03 am
The Guardian
Schwartz was deputy surgeon general under Trump's first administration and is a rear admiral in the US Coast GuardDonald Trump has selected Erica Schwartz to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), bringing to an end a months-long search for a permanent head of the troubled publ...
Posted on 16 April 2026 | 9:34 pm
The Guardian
Health secretary and chef Robert Irvine claim Americans could eat healthier and more cheaply if they shopped betterSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe first episode of the new Secretary Kennedy Podcast, produced by the US Department of Health and Human Se...
Posted on 16 April 2026 | 7:26 pm
The Guardian
Spy-tech company and founder Peter Thiel should 'have their hands ripped off our NHS', say MPs MPs have queued up to demand the government scraps its £330m NHS contract with the spy-tech company Palantir, calling it "dreadful" and "shameful" in a debate on Thursday, after which the gove...
Posted on 16 April 2026 | 5:57 pm
BBC
During a three-hour hearing, the US health secretary tried to focus on chronic disease while being pressed on vaccines.
Posted on 16 April 2026 | 5:55 pm
The Guardian
The prime minister was not aware that the former US ambassador had failed the vetting process, according to Downing StreetSwinney says this is a manifesto for the whole of Scotland.He confirms that the SNP would argue for the Scottish power to have more control over energy policy (still largely rese...
Posted on 16 April 2026 | 5:54 pm
The Guardian
Data shows 85% of those infected in the state have been not vaccinated against measles as dozens are hospitalizedMeasles: how does it spread and how can I protect my child?Utah has emerged as a major center of measles infections in the US, as an outbreak that has been building for some time continue...
Posted on 16 April 2026 | 5:38 pm